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house speaker john boehner unleashed a tirade against members of his own party. tea party republicans who have been blocking action. will it work? abc's jon karl on capitol hill tonight. tell us about it, jon. >> reporter: diane, this is john boehner's biggest test as speaker of the house. he's got to convince those tea party republicans to support his plan to raise the debt ceiling. john boehner is cracking the whip. he convened a meeting of all 240 house republicans today. sources who were there tell abc he had a blunt message for tea partiers. "get your ass in line," he said. "i can't do this job unless you are behind me." that's the kind of talk that gets you guys in line? >> we are a team. we are about trying to move the country toward. >> reporter: the tough talk does appear to be working. but it's not an easy sell. some of the tea partiers still just don't believe those dire warnings about government default. >> armageddodomidnight, august 3 is not simply the case. it is not true. >> reporter: just yesterday, vin mccarthy, the third ranking republican in t
house speaker john boehner unleashed a tirade against members of his own party. tea party republicans who have been blocking action. will it work? abc's jon karl on capitol hill tonight. tell us about it, jon. >> reporter: diane, this is john boehner's biggest test as speaker of the house. he's got to convince those tea party republicans to support his plan to raise the debt ceiling. john boehner is cracking the whip. he convened a meeting of all 240 house republicans today. sources who...
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. >> with the clock ticking, why did john boehner postpone a key vote? i'll have details coming up. >> a little later on, drawing dozens of students from around the world to google headquarters to [ female announcer ] did you know nine out of ten growinkids don't get the recommended amounts of whole grain and calcium? that's where their favorite cereals like trix and cocoa puffs can help. general mills big g has the only leading line of kid cereals with at least eight grams of whole grain and a good source of calcium. look for the white check on the cereals they already love... like cinnamon toast crunch and lucky charms. help them grow up strong with general mills kid cereals. ♪ and now french's comes with 40% more happy in every bottle. french's. happy starts here. sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of ber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? and how can you talk to me about fiber you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond
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that could set boehner back on that front. but the problem that reid and boehner are running into is this enforcement mechanism to trigger the second rise in the debt sealing. to trigger tax reform and entitlement reform. they haven't figured out the penalty if congress can't agree on those second rounds of cuts. the same problem speaker boehner and the president ran into last week. and that's the hold-up there and what's happening now? there are whispers, brian, of a 30-day extension that ends up getting shoved at the president which i'm told the president would sign if that's all he had. >> oh, boy. chuck, thanks. >>> of course, all of this makes it sound like we're living in two different worlds. here in washington it's all this talk about the deal, the competing plans, who has the momentum and who can sell what to which caucus. meantime, in america, people have had it with what they see here. the stops and starts. the back and forth. the name calling and the brinksmanship. lee cowan takes a look at our angry nation. >> rep
that could set boehner back on that front. but the problem that reid and boehner are running into is this enforcement mechanism to trigger the second rise in the debt sealing. to trigger tax reform and entitlement reform. they haven't figured out the penalty if congress can't agree on those second rounds of cuts. the same problem speaker boehner and the president ran into last week. and that's the hold-up there and what's happening now? there are whispers, brian, of a 30-day extension that ends...
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. >> reporter: boehner met one-on-one with undecided republicans. while nancy pelosi campaigned to keep democrats from making the difference. >> i feel very confident that if they're going to have 217 votes, whatever it is, they're going to have to be republican votes. >> reporter: one of those republicans turned out to be veteran indiana conservative mike pence. >> i announced this morning that i would support the boehner plan. and i believe it's an opportunity -- i think we have an opportunity today to make progress on fiscal discipline. >> reporter: boehner's plan would cut spending $917 billion over ten years and raise the country's debt ceiling in two installments. that would mean another debt limit vote within months. outside the capitol, some republican freshmen from the tea party class switched from uneasy to on board. >> is this as big as we wanted to go? heck no. we wanted to go bigger. we ran on going bigger. but this is the only proposal on the table that accomplishes the goals we set out to do. >> reporter: arm twisting failed to persua
. >> reporter: boehner met one-on-one with undecided republicans. while nancy pelosi campaigned to keep democrats from making the difference. >> i feel very confident that if they're going to have 217 votes, whatever it is, they're going to have to be republican votes. >> reporter: one of those republicans turned out to be veteran indiana conservative mike pence. >> i announced this morning that i would support the boehner plan. and i believe it's an opportunity -- i...
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speaker boehner is seen, i think, within the conference as a more moderate voice. i think he's not as trusted by the conservative elements within his -- within the republican conference. >> analysts also cited the rise of the internet, which serves some say to inflame opinion on both sides and make compromise more difficult, and the economy. the unemployment rate in 1995 was a little over 5.5%. in washington, james rosen, fox news. >> president obama will announce new fuel economy standards friday. the associated press reports the new target for cars and light trucks will be 54 1/2 miles per gallon by 2025. that is down from the administration's initial proposal of 56.2. >>> the debt clock continues to tick down. now under a week. we'll get reaction from the fox all-stars of the breaking news all-stars of the breaking news when we come back. i got an egg [pop] i got gum i got a hair net a kazoo a candy necklace an orange a band-aid for forty cents, i got one of these [pop] i got a really great hat i got half a song extra mayonnaise a stamp helium some bling some fr
speaker boehner is seen, i think, within the conference as a more moderate voice. i think he's not as trusted by the conservative elements within his -- within the republican conference. >> analysts also cited the rise of the internet, which serves some say to inflame opinion on both sides and make compromise more difficult, and the economy. the unemployment rate in 1995 was a little over 5.5%. in washington, james rosen, fox news. >> president obama will announce new fuel economy...
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and house speaker boehner broke off debt talks with president obama this evening. he said the president insisted on too much in tax increases. mr. obama shot back that republicans had dug in and would not compromise, and he called congressional leaders to the white house tomorrow. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: mark and david tackle the sport of politics and the politics of sport on the "double header". we look at how text messaging is helping the distribution of much-needed supplies to fight malaria in tanzania. on "art beat," jeff talks to critic martin gayford about the life and work of lucien freud, who died wednesday. and david waters, a cameraman who works with science correspondent miles o'brien, blogs from florida's space coast after the final shuttle landing. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the status of the debt talks, and talk to journalist pam constable about her new book on pakistan. i'm judy woodruf
and house speaker boehner broke off debt talks with president obama this evening. he said the president insisted on too much in tax increases. mr. obama shot back that republicans had dug in and would not compromise, and he called congressional leaders to the white house tomorrow. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: mark and david tackle the sport of politics and the politics of sport on the "double header". we look at how text...
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boehner's actions very hard to understand. he said there was an extraordinary deal on the table, one which was asking for less than this group of bipartisan senators earlier in the week had put forward. he is at a loss to understand why, indeed, the u.s. house speaker has walked away. >> this could be just brinkmanship, could it? >> there is certainly a lot of that. on one side the democrats are talking about the millionaires and billionaires that need to be hit. on the other side, republicans are talking about job creators. you cannot have those people and get the economy going again. they are both looking for the best deal possible. >> thank you. a massive explosion has ripped through norway's's capital, leaving at least seven people dead. and a man dressed as a police officer opened fire at a youth camp connected to the ruling party, killing at least 10. for more on these attacks and how it has affected the people of norway, i spoke to the man who was the u.n. head of humanitarian aid there. >> we have not seen this kind of
boehner's actions very hard to understand. he said there was an extraordinary deal on the table, one which was asking for less than this group of bipartisan senators earlier in the week had put forward. he is at a loss to understand why, indeed, the u.s. house speaker has walked away. >> this could be just brinkmanship, could it? >> there is certainly a lot of that. on one side the democrats are talking about the millionaires and billionaires that need to be hit. on the other side,...
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under boehner's plan you have a two-pronged approach. earlier today mcconned said he supported boehner's plan, so it makes you wonder if it can pass the senate. there are a lot of questions about whether boehner's plan will pass in the senate. so a lot of questions here, thomas, and the two sides still very much deadlocked. >> kristin welker, thanks. >>> right now he's having a heart time finding the votes to push his plan and move it to the president's desk. congress mast tim huelskamf has voiced concerns, and he joins us this morning. good to see you, congressman. did you disagree with the white house and some of your leaders on the severe weather of the consequences that are attached to u.s. default? >> well, there's certainly no one in town that would like to default. we're receiving new information that august 3rd was really a political debate. but really it's a failure of leadership in this town that we're at this point in time where we're asking countries to bail us out. what we're asked for in the debate is give you a long-term p
under boehner's plan you have a two-pronged approach. earlier today mcconned said he supported boehner's plan, so it makes you wonder if it can pass the senate. there are a lot of questions about whether boehner's plan will pass in the senate. so a lot of questions here, thomas, and the two sides still very much deadlocked. >> kristin welker, thanks. >>> right now he's having a heart time finding the votes to push his plan and move it to the president's desk. congress mast tim...
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but, speaker boehner says the white house had a late in the game change of heart. here's what speaker boehner had to say. >> let me just say that the white house moved the goal post. there was an agreement, some additional revenues until yesterday when the president demanded $400 billion more, which was going to not be more than a tax increase on the american people. >> reporter: the president ordered hill leaders to come to the white house tomorrow morning. and after boehner said he wouldn't work with the white house, he said he'll be there. lester? >> kelly, thanks. to david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." david, you're watching this play out. it looked like this morning the president was getting heat for -- getting heat from democrats for perhaps working a deal that would put off the revenue question for now. so what happened here? >> well, you had days of drama and then an afternoon of drama as kelly has been reporting. this appeared to be on one track and this did derail. one republican aide described it to me as a fish or cut bait moment now, they had
but, speaker boehner says the white house had a late in the game change of heart. here's what speaker boehner had to say. >> let me just say that the white house moved the goal post. there was an agreement, some additional revenues until yesterday when the president demanded $400 billion more, which was going to not be more than a tax increase on the american people. >> reporter: the president ordered hill leaders to come to the white house tomorrow morning. and after boehner said...
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and does speaker boehner have the votes? and what will the senate do if the bill passes in the house? game day begins at the top of the hour. stay with us. >>> so game show host alex trebeck faces real life "jeopardy" and lady gaga sheds a tear, and amy winehouse leaves behind a trove of music. we get the scoop from courtney hazlett and i know the headline here. >> and yes, that story of the day broke shortly after you and i were standing here yesterday and we didn't have the details, but a long story short, he hurt himself trying to fend off a robber in the hotel room, but you have to hear the man tell it himself, and some of the more creative headlines. alex trebeck gets injured in the most awesome way possible, and yes, and look at this most awesome detail in alex's own words. >> i got up and saw that the door was being held up by a wad of tissue and i got up and saw a woman walking away. i put on my underwear and ran down the hall. i chased her and i didn't get more than 25 feet before my right achilles tendon ruptured a
and does speaker boehner have the votes? and what will the senate do if the bill passes in the house? game day begins at the top of the hour. stay with us. >>> so game show host alex trebeck faces real life "jeopardy" and lady gaga sheds a tear, and amy winehouse leaves behind a trove of music. we get the scoop from courtney hazlett and i know the headline here. >> and yes, that story of the day broke shortly after you and i were standing here yesterday and we didn't...
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we will hear shortly from house speaker boehner but first insight from our political insider. david, it was interesting to hear the president use terms like dangerous game, collateral damage, political warfare, partisan three-ring circus. he was speaking over the heads of washington and into american living rooms. >> there's no doubt about it. in fact, i think, gwen, what we saw here was a harvard trained lawyer making his closing argument in this battle, and trying to teach the american people what the stakes are here. even including that urging of sort of calling your members of congress. if you are's somebody who gets a social security check or you are a veteran that et gos veteran benefits the president was trying to speak to you, asking you to get engaged and call your member of congress to support his point of view. he lays out, his plan is very bald. i'm sure what we will hear from speaker boehner doesn't describe the obama plan that way. >> ifill: how unusual is it to hear a president come and talk about what is basically a legislative dispute in a prime time national
we will hear shortly from house speaker boehner but first insight from our political insider. david, it was interesting to hear the president use terms like dangerous game, collateral damage, political warfare, partisan three-ring circus. he was speaking over the heads of washington and into american living rooms. >> there's no doubt about it. in fact, i think, gwen, what we saw here was a harvard trained lawyer making his closing argument in this battle, and trying to teach the american...
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i think it has proven difficult for speaker boehner to do that. >> appearing minutes later, boehner fired back. >> dealing with the white house is like dealing with a bowl of jell-o. >> reporter: at issue, an additional $400 billion in tax revenue the president asked for late thursday. on top of the $800 billion already being negotiated. >> the white house moved the goal post. there was an agreement on some additional revenues until yesterday when the president demanded $400 billion more. it's the president pulling away from his agreement and demandsing more money. >> reporter: in the aftermath of last night's blow-up, both sides revealed details of what would have been a massive deal, including politically volatile changes to social security, medicare, and medicaid, and a dramatic overhaul of the tax code, making it simpler with fewer brackets and lower rates. now, both sides agree that default must be avoided, but with 11 days left before potential disaster, the path forward is unclear. >> we have run out of time, and they are going to have to explain to me how it is that we are going t
i think it has proven difficult for speaker boehner to do that. >> appearing minutes later, boehner fired back. >> dealing with the white house is like dealing with a bowl of jell-o. >> reporter: at issue, an additional $400 billion in tax revenue the president asked for late thursday. on top of the $800 billion already being negotiated. >> the white house moved the goal post. there was an agreement on some additional revenues until yesterday when the president demanded...
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we're now learning that speaker boehner held a press conference at 2:00 with house members, moraning and file members, and according to an aid familiar with that call. speaker boehner said he and other leaders are trying to, working towards a package of trillion dollar spending cuts, basically two votes if you will on the debt ceiling and that he's working towards that, but it's not clear if there is -- if the democrats involved in these negotiations fredericka signed on to it quite yet. one example here is that white house press secretary jay carney again reiterating the president's opposition to any short-term extension. he says as the current situation makes clear, it would be irresponsible to put our critics in the economy to risk a few short months with another battle over the debt ceiling, congress should hear his words and quit playing reckless political games with our economy. seems like it might be a hard sell having two votes on some kind of package. but we know that speaker boehner is pushing forward with something on this, he told the members on the call that he was hopin
we're now learning that speaker boehner held a press conference at 2:00 with house members, moraning and file members, and according to an aid familiar with that call. speaker boehner said he and other leaders are trying to, working towards a package of trillion dollar spending cuts, basically two votes if you will on the debt ceiling and that he's working towards that, but it's not clear if there is -- if the democrats involved in these negotiations fredericka signed on to it quite yet. one...
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so, does boehner have the 216? >> just a short while ago i got offer with a top aide in his office, and he asures me that they do have the votes after they rejigered this plan. speaker boehner made the plan more attractive to conservatives by adding in the balanced budget amendment. >> caved, what happened last night? were there enough republicans who gave a commitment to boehner and then chk changed their mind or did he just never have the vote in the first place and he misread it? >> i'm told nobody changed their mind or promised the speaker their vote and did not deliver for him. my sense of what happened after talking to a lot of people on the hill today, judy, is the republican leadership team was trying a bit of bravado. some of these tea party freshmen started to understand the speakerer's argument on this, on why they needed to pass something and i think they started getting a little bit ahead of themselves thinking they had the votes. as they got near the wire, they realized they did not have the votes. an
so, does boehner have the 216? >> just a short while ago i got offer with a top aide in his office, and he asures me that they do have the votes after they rejigered this plan. speaker boehner made the plan more attractive to conservatives by adding in the balanced budget amendment. >> caved, what happened last night? were there enough republicans who gave a commitment to boehner and then chk changed their mind or did he just never have the vote in the first place and he misread it?...
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boehner's blunder part deux. the speaker of the house can't get his facts and figures straight. >> putting humpty dump b
boehner's blunder part deux. the speaker of the house can't get his facts and figures straight. >> putting humpty dump b
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he doesn't like about the boehner plan. he is standing by and we'll see him in minutes. plus, this... >> as well as the owner of the home apparently, outside... hey, hey. i'm getting hit. bill: when the reporter becomes the news, right? we'll show you what happens next, as they cut back to the anchor on desk. Ñíoz6ooÑtñíy alisyn: "fox news alert" for you now, because house g.o.p. leaders had been in a closed-door meeting this morning. and looks like the meeting may be over, as you can see, the speaker of the house was just leaving. and we had hoped he was going to stop at the microphone and share with us what they had decided. behind closed doors. but he breezed by there in that scrum of reporters. asking questions. as you can see. we also just saw house majority leader eric cantor leaving. and the speaker is reworking his debt limit plan as we know, after the congressional budget office reported that it would cut much less than he advertised. democrats of course are vowing to defeat it, and some members of the speaker
he doesn't like about the boehner plan. he is standing by and we'll see him in minutes. plus, this... >> as well as the owner of the home apparently, outside... hey, hey. i'm getting hit. bill: when the reporter becomes the news, right? we'll show you what happens next, as they cut back to the anchor on desk. Ñíoz6ooÑtñíy alisyn: "fox news alert" for you now, because house g.o.p. leaders had been in a closed-door meeting this morning. and looks like the meeting may be over,...
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the speaker of the house, john boehner, says the house will pass a plan to save the u.s. from defaulting. the united nations extends airlift's to other regions in east africa as it fights the ban. and out of the water -- germany pulls out of the world swimming championships in shanghai. well, the next few hours will be crucial to the solvency of the united states. >> the u.s. house of representatives is expected to vote on a debt reduction bill proposed by the leader of the republicans in the house, john boehner. >> if it passes the house, the bill will go to the senate where democratic leader harry reid has already promised that it will be defeated. >> time is running out for compromise. on august 2, the u.s. treasury says it will not be able to pay its bills anymore. >> ♪ raise the debt ceiling ♪ >> this route intends to inject humor into a grave situation gravethis r -- this rap intends to inject humor into a grave situation. people are free welfare programs for the elderly and poor will be hit hardest. the medicare, social security, medicaid is all the working peo
the speaker of the house, john boehner, says the house will pass a plan to save the u.s. from defaulting. the united nations extends airlift's to other regions in east africa as it fights the ban. and out of the water -- germany pulls out of the world swimming championships in shanghai. well, the next few hours will be crucial to the solvency of the united states. >> the u.s. house of representatives is expected to vote on a debt reduction bill proposed by the leader of the republicans in...
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the democrats see it as currying favor with the republican right. >> speaker boehner's plan is not a compromise. it was written for the tea party, not the american people. democrats will not vote for it. democrats will not vote for it. democrats will not vote for it. it is dead on arrival in the senate. >> increasing numbers of worried americans have been phoning representatives in washington to put pressure on congress men and women to get a resolution this week. for more on this, we are joined by our washington correspondent. this political showdown we see here seems pretty amazing, considering the default could be the consequence. how serious is the situation really? >> let us not forget that the deadline we have is sort of artificial, set by the administration. it is hard to say if we really run out of money on that deadline. they will be able to pay something. they do n the fault completely. the can choose to pay for social security, or their debt. it is really hard to say what they will choose. the real danger for the american people is a downgrade from the credit rating agenci
the democrats see it as currying favor with the republican right. >> speaker boehner's plan is not a compromise. it was written for the tea party, not the american people. democrats will not vote for it. democrats will not vote for it. democrats will not vote for it. it is dead on arrival in the senate. >> increasing numbers of worried americans have been phoning representatives in washington to put pressure on congress men and women to get a resolution this week. for more on this,...
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the first, john vader is talking about a crisis, -- john boehner is talking about a crisis, a crisis that has completely been manufactured. they have raised the debt ceiling dozens of times. they are just trying to get something that they cannot win at the ballot box. they own the house, but not the senate for the president and they do not have any backing to cut programs like medicare and social security. it is a form of extortion. unfortunately, the president game -- gave in to it way too much and started to -- it is like, somebody kidnaps your kid and you say, i want to pay the ransom, but i will give you more than that if you will give up something as well. that is kind of what he did, he opened up this whole debate of -- you know, he can see it in his speech tonight. the growing debt will cause serious damage to the economy. the economy is a problem of demand. there is not enough spending out there. >> senior vice president and seek -- and chief economist of the council said they are watching this very closely. >> markets have been very steady. the 10-year treasurys are staying
the first, john vader is talking about a crisis, -- john boehner is talking about a crisis, a crisis that has completely been manufactured. they have raised the debt ceiling dozens of times. they are just trying to get something that they cannot win at the ballot box. they own the house, but not the senate for the president and they do not have any backing to cut programs like medicare and social security. it is a form of extortion. unfortunately, the president game -- gave in to it way too...
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once boehner's -- once the vote on boehner's bill is done what we're hopeful is speaker boehner will come to the table with senator reid and other leaders and find a compromise. of there's a tremendous amount of overlap. senator reid's plan includes cuts that republicans in congress have supported in the past. so we feel confident that we can get to a compromise and that congress can fulfill their obligation to the american people. martha: all right. so you're ruling out, you know, if we get there, if that happens in terms of timing, is the president going to veto anything that comes to his desk that does not get us through the 2012 election period? >> well, boehner's bill is not getting to our desk. speaker boehner's bill will not make it to the president's desk. you know, right now what we're dealing with is a lot of overlap. we know we need to cut the deficit, we know we need to take steps, and there are a lot of areas of agreement. so that's why we want to have leaders from both parties come to the table and figure out how we can get there over the next four days. but the preside
once boehner's -- once the vote on boehner's bill is done what we're hopeful is speaker boehner will come to the table with senator reid and other leaders and find a compromise. of there's a tremendous amount of overlap. senator reid's plan includes cuts that republicans in congress have supported in the past. so we feel confident that we can get to a compromise and that congress can fulfill their obligation to the american people. martha: all right. so you're ruling out, you know, if we get...
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>> of course, we cannot have uncertainty, and that is why the john boehner plan is so impossible to support because it is an four to five-month deal, and we are back in the suit, constant uncertainty, constant chaos, constant politics -- we are back in the soup. in the middle of a presidential campaign, which is what i think they want, whereas the harry reid plan takes what the republicans wanted and what the democrats wanted and puts it in a plan, and i do think that sensible heads will prevail. i do think we will have to make some tweaks, some changes coming here and there, but i think that is the basic plan we need to look at. >> senator barbara boxer, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> in other news, a suicide bomber, with explosives disguised in his turban has killed the mayor of the city of kandahar. he was meeting leaders at his tribal office when he was killed. the taliban said they carried out the attack. in somalia, an operation to airlift supplies into the capital mogadishu is underway, the first of 10 missions being carried out by the world food program in resp
>> of course, we cannot have uncertainty, and that is why the john boehner plan is so impossible to support because it is an four to five-month deal, and we are back in the suit, constant uncertainty, constant chaos, constant politics -- we are back in the soup. in the middle of a presidential campaign, which is what i think they want, whereas the harry reid plan takes what the republicans wanted and what the democrats wanted and puts it in a plan, and i do think that sensible heads will...
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john boehner calls his proposal a common sense plan. his deep cuts on spending for social programs simply goes too far for most democrats. it appears the differences between republicans and democrats remain too great for compromises. the white house has made it clear that time is of the essence. >> at the u.s. hit its debt limit in may and since may, the treasury secretary, using the authority that he has, has exercised all of the wiggle room available to him and that runs out on august 2nd. >> the manchin national monetary fund has time been -- the international monetary fund has chimed in. >> there must be sufficient plans or to address the issue of sovereign debt. frankly, to have a defaults or to have a significant downgrading of the u.s. signature would be a very very serious event. >> pressure is building on the markets. betting the wrong way on the impasse could cost investors dearly. >> and the largest electronics chain in europe is planning to cut 3000 jobs this year. the company blamed the layoffs on growing competition from i
john boehner calls his proposal a common sense plan. his deep cuts on spending for social programs simply goes too far for most democrats. it appears the differences between republicans and democrats remain too great for compromises. the white house has made it clear that time is of the essence. >> at the u.s. hit its debt limit in may and since may, the treasury secretary, using the authority that he has, has exercised all of the wiggle room available to him and that runs out on august...
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so i think it's been happening at the level of leader reid, speaker boehner and now speaker boehner is planning to move it through the house with the support of his conference. >> ifill: we have heard today that the phones were jammed at the capitol with people in your constituents calling in. is that what you're hearing from your members as well? >> i think's a high level of expectation on the part of the american public that their leaders come together and solve two things: one is make sure the obligations are met and that we don't go into any sort of tail spin as a result of this. but as importantly, make sure that the debt ceiling isn't raised just willy-nilly with no pro-conditions. and i think if there's a thoughtful way forward-- and that, i would submit, is the boehner plan-- that accomplishes those two things i think most americans can get their heads around that and feel a high level of confidence. which is why i think it's interesting when you were interviewing the white house representative, he very carefully didn't they the president would veto the bill. and i think they o
so i think it's been happening at the level of leader reid, speaker boehner and now speaker boehner is planning to move it through the house with the support of his conference. >> ifill: we have heard today that the phones were jammed at the capitol with people in your constituents calling in. is that what you're hearing from your members as well? >> i think's a high level of expectation on the part of the american public that their leaders come together and solve two things: one is...
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we heard yesterday from house speaker john boehner. he said in a letter that he was going to now negotiate instead with senate leaders. that he'd given up on negotiating with president obama. and basically saying that you know what, congress is going to figure this out. the president, t.j., sort of said, not so fast. call aulg of these congressional leaders here to the white house and he said he wants an explanation on how they're going to stop the u.s. government from defaulting. he also reiterated his demand that there be no short-term solution. here's what he said last night. >> we have now run out of time. i've told speaker boehner, i've told democratic leader nancy pelosi, i've told harry reid, and i've told mitch mcconnell, i want them here at 11:00 tomorrow. we have run out of time, and they are going to have to explain to me how it is that we are going to avoid default. and they can come up with any plans that they want and bring them up here and we will work on them. the only bottom line that i have is that we have to extend t
we heard yesterday from house speaker john boehner. he said in a letter that he was going to now negotiate instead with senate leaders. that he'd given up on negotiating with president obama. and basically saying that you know what, congress is going to figure this out. the president, t.j., sort of said, not so fast. call aulg of these congressional leaders here to the white house and he said he wants an explanation on how they're going to stop the u.s. government from defaulting. he also...
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but last night, house speaker john boehner called it quits, saying simply that he didn't have the votes to pass something that sweeping in the house. "i believe the best approach may be to focus on producing a the sp mel can sham statement. the white house responded by repeating the president's insistence that ed approach must include revenue from ending tax breaks for special interest. and today, treasury secretary tim geithner was positive a deal will get done. >> and the leadership in the congress understand that, the speaker understands that. the republicans and democrats understand that. it has to be a deal. failure is not an option. ter: republican senato jackie melksham leader mitch mcconnell blamed the breakdown on the white h insistence on new tax revenue. >> to get a big package would require big tax increases in the middle of an economic situation that's extraordinarily difficult ment. shannon box it's a terrible idea. it's a job killer. >> reporter: democratic congressman hollen said republicans were at fault for refusing to budge on new revenue. >> at the end of the day, wh
but last night, house speaker john boehner called it quits, saying simply that he didn't have the votes to pass something that sweeping in the house. "i believe the best approach may be to focus on producing a the sp mel can sham statement. the white house responded by repeating the president's insistence that ed approach must include revenue from ending tax breaks for special interest. and today, treasury secretary tim geithner was positive a deal will get done. >> and the...
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they were supposed to be voting on john boehner's debt ceiling bill. that has been delayed. and if you look down that hallway, john boehner's office is right down there and he is s there, trying to get the votes he needs to pass his bill. he's not there yet. this is the bill that could increase the debt ceiling by about $900 billion, only about six months worth. because it would force the president to come back and go through this all over again. but what boehner is finding is that a lot of those tea party republicans don't want to vote for this. he has put his speakership on the line, saying that he cannot lead if they don't support him. so, the question now is, diane, will he get the votes to pass the republican plan? >> can he get his republicans in line? jon karl, standing by, watching it all. and, of course, while they battle it out on the hill, on capitol hill, there is a secret scramble behind the scenes at the white house to come up with a financial, if you will, dodosday plan, as the deadline passes with no deal in place. and abc's jake tapper is at the white house
they were supposed to be voting on john boehner's debt ceiling bill. that has been delayed. and if you look down that hallway, john boehner's office is right down there and he is s there, trying to get the votes he needs to pass his bill. he's not there yet. this is the bill that could increase the debt ceiling by about $900 billion, only about six months worth. because it would force the president to come back and go through this all over again. but what boehner is finding is that a lot of...
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will you back the boehner bill? >> oh, i think the republicans will have enough votes to pass the boehner bill. i will vote no, and i have already voted, as you know, several months ago for a clean, what i would call a clean increase of the debt, the credit of the united states. so, um, i'm going to vote against this one. bill: well, how many democrats will vote yes on the boehner bill? >> i don't think there'll be too many, if there are any. bill: you had five vote in favor of cut, cap and balance. >> yeah. you had nine republicans who voted against that, by the way, remember? bill: oh, i sure do, i sure do. but you're a no. >> yes. bill: why is this bill not good enough in. >> well, when you look at what mr. boehner's talking about and mr. reid are talking about and you put them side by side, bill, they're pretty much the same except for two situations. one is that they, because six months, seven months we'll be back here doing the same thing, this does not give comfort to the markets. the rating agencies have alr
will you back the boehner bill? >> oh, i think the republicans will have enough votes to pass the boehner bill. i will vote no, and i have already voted, as you know, several months ago for a clean, what i would call a clean increase of the debt, the credit of the united states. so, um, i'm going to vote against this one. bill: well, how many democrats will vote yes on the boehner bill? >> i don't think there'll be too many, if there are any. bill: you had five vote in favor of cut,...
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speaker boehner is hunting tore 217 votes. here is the math of what speaker boehner is trying to do, he already knows he is not likely to get a single democratic vote. so you are deal in a republican only universe. you have 240 republicans. he can only lose 23 of them as no votes in order to pass this bill. right now i think he might have a couple more that he needs to do some good old-fashioned arm twisting with and we foe at this hour those meetings are taking place off the house floor one-on-one with the speaker trying to make sure he gets them. >> brown: in the last couple of days this has become a real test for him personally. >> there is no doubt. this is his single biggest test since becoming speaker of the house. we talked all year long, jeff, about his challenge, right, in terms of being able to, without with the president, a democratic president and the democratic majority in the senate, but having these 87 freshman who came to washington on the wave of tea party support without do not want to be dealing-- dealing in
speaker boehner is hunting tore 217 votes. here is the math of what speaker boehner is trying to do, he already knows he is not likely to get a single democratic vote. so you are deal in a republican only universe. you have 240 republicans. he can only lose 23 of them as no votes in order to pass this bill. right now i think he might have a couple more that he needs to do some good old-fashioned arm twisting with and we foe at this hour those meetings are taking place off the house floor...